Susan M

Lackluster, formulaic and stilted. Anne Hathaway is a great actor but she rarely comes out and shows her talent in this bland film. She is so stiff and stilted except during the mega hot love scenes. The poolside scene is ridiculous, she is so worried about her perfect body that she covers it in a bag. In this film, she is skinny and with the benefit of plastic surgery, certainly does not look 40! She lets some teenage twits make her feel insecure after already showing herself as a sophisticated, confident art dealer. So shallow all of a sudden. Her ex-husband is just one note, acts the same in every scene. The film had potential, but I think the writers who adapted it from the book could not decide who their audience was and needed to allow the couple to have more screen time together that was more than leaping around, glamour shots or running away. Poor directing, editing and stilted acting made it a bore to watch.

Florence Pugh is incredible, truly the finest actor if her generation. Great supporting cast too. Well written, excellent editing, though by episode 5 some of the plot seems unclear and a bit vague...hope it comes together in episode 6

Giving it barely 4 stars because the acting was excellent! Having the stellar Alicia Vikander share the screen with the deeply sensuous and edgy Eva Green, then adding in a sublime performance by the incredible Charlotte Rampling, along with a fascinating supporting return from Charles Dance saves this film from itself. Rich performances that, due to the intense and unexpectedly sensitive subject matter, bring us into the psychotherapeutic realm, are fascinating if somewhat painful and angst filled at times. Alicia Vikander fully embodies an angry New Yorker, marching around with great physical presence. She is no longer the slight woman of earlier films. Charlotte Rambling is perfect and beautifully shot inience her subtle and magnetic portrayals of a nuanced character.Eva Green plus way off her usual roles as a sexual woman of great power or a freaky threatening persona. Here she is painfully insecure, emotionally damaged and ultra vulnerable. every scene. She commands attention each time we exper